BEV BYRNES-LAIRD
Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION
2001-2004 Seattle Academy of Fine Art, Seattle WA
2002 Portrait Drawing workshop with Tony Ryder, Seattle WA
2003 Portrait Painting workshop with Tony Ryder, Seattle WA
2004 Egg Tempera workshop with Koo Schadler, Brattleboro VT
2004 "Design Principles of Old Master Paintings" workshop with Koo Schadler, Brattleboro VT
Fall 2006 Juliette Aristides Classical Atelier group, Gage Academy, Seattle WA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Workshop Instructor, Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, Nov. '05 - Dec. '05, The Pencil Rendered Botanical 2. Covered basic graphite rendering techniques for realism, including light/shadow pattern on form, gesture drawing, conveying surface detail, value relationships, pencil technique and paper selection, with special emphasis on the drawing process as a wholistic and sequential series of steps.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2001 9th Annual Student Exhibition, Seattle Academy of Fine Art, University Heights Center, Seattle WA
2002 Studio Show, Seattle Academy of Fine Art, University Heights Center, Seattle WA
2005 Merrill Hall Opening Juried Botanical Art Show, Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, Seattle WA
2005 Seventh Annual Botanical Art Exhibition, Filoli, Woodside CA
2005 The American Society of Botanical Artists & The Horticultural Society of New York 8th International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, New York NY
2006 Juried Garden Art Show, Portland Home and Garden Show, Portland Expo Center, Portland OR
Fall 2006 "The Beauty of Botany; An International Juried ASBA Exhibition", Pacific Science Center, Seattle WA

AWARDS
2001 Best of Show, Seattle Academy of Fine Arts, Seattle Town Hall, Seattle WA

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists
American Society of Botanical Artists